Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brightview Landscape Services, 14401 Waterchase Blvd., LUTZ, FLORIDA 33559
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was activating a walk-behind lawnmower when his left ring finger was caught in the brake assembly, resulting in a finger amputation.
An employee was trimming weeds with a line trimmer when the trimmer got hung up at the bottom of a flagpole, causing him to fall and drop the trimmer. The employee fell forward and landed with his chest hitting the engine of the line trimmer that had fallen to the ground, resulting in internal bleeding.
On August 5, 2020, a cemetery landscaper was mowing a slope when the mower got out of control and the employee let go. The mower slid down the hill, struck a headstone, and bounced toward the employee, landing on his leg and causing two factures in his tibia.
An employee was line trimming and edging at multiple properties throughout the day. When he returned back to the branch at 3:00 PM, he was showing signs of a heat illness. After about an hour, the employee's condition did not improve and he was hospitalized.
An employee was changing mud cups in the hopper cylinders of a concrete pump truck. The cylinders moved and three of the employees fingers were amputated.
An employee was standing on the rig floor next to a polishing unit. His hand was placed on the polishing unit when the pump was lowered, resulting in amputation of their right thumb, ring, and middle fingertips.
An employee was using air to blow out the air wash to the blender and grinder station. As the employee reached to verify that the air wash was clean, the unit pinched and amputated their fingertip.
An employee was retrieving a lost drill pipe with a lifting bail when their left thumb got pinched between the table and handle of the lifting bail while trying to re-thread the pipe to lift it out. The employee suffered an amputation to the left thumb.
An employee was removing a core chuck from a stationary roll when their right ring finger was pinched between the chuck and the roll. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
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An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the saw cut his thumb, index, and middle fingers. His index finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.
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An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
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